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Drug-carrying platelets engineered to propel themselves through biofluids

A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego and the University of Science and Technology Beijing has developed a way to engineer platelets to propel themselves through biofluids as a means of delivering drugs to targeted parts of the body. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics, the group outlines their method and how well it worked when tested in the lab. In the same issue, Jinjun Shi with Brigham and Women's Hospital has published a Focus piece outlining ongoing research into the development of natural drug delivery systems and the method used in this new effort.

A robot to track and film flying insects

Flying insects have developed effective strategies for navigating in natural environments. However, the experimental study of these strategies remains challenging due to the small size of insects and their high speed of motion: Today, it is only possible to study insects that are "tethered" or in stationary flight.

New control technique could improve accuracy of industrial robots

The brains of humans and other animals often practice feedforward control, as they are very good at whole-system modeling. But for machines, such modeling is computationally hard. However, researchers with Huazhong University of Science and Technology and the University of California at Berkeley have developed a new feedforward method that improves on conventional feedforward techniques.

A new approach to control the stiffness and position of inflatable robots

Robots that are made of flexible materials that can be inflated have a number of desirable properties, including their light weight and high levels of compliance (i.e. the ability to undergo elastic deformation). These qualities make them ideal for completing tasks in unstructured environments or in settings where they are bound to operate very close to humans.

A supernumerary robotic arm adds functionality for carrying out common tasks

A team of researchers at Université de Sherbrooke with assistance from a group at Exonetik Inc., has created a wearable supernumerary robotic arm that adds functionality for common human tasks. In their paper published in IEEE Spectrum, the group describes their robotic arm, its abilities and their plans for expanding its functionality.

Updated: All the #ICRA2020 plenary and keynote videos


ICRA 2020, one of the main international robotics conferences, is happening online this year due to COVID-19. That means there is loads of free content you can view from home. It’s a great way to see what’s happening in the field straight from those pushing the state of the art.

Plenaries and Keynotes are being broadcast from June 1 to 15 at 1PM UTC on IEEE.TV. We’ve embedded all the talks below, and will keep updating throughout the conference. Check out the online programme for more great content, including workshops and tutorials.

Plenary Panel Chair: Wolfram Burgard Monday, June 1, 1PM UTC

Covid-19:
How Can Roboticists Help?

Ken Goldberg, UC Berkeley, Moderator

Robin Murphy, Texas A&M, USA
Brad Nelson, ETH Zurich, CH
Richard Voyles, Purdue, USA
Kris Hauser, UIUC, USA
Antonio Bicchi, I-RIM, Italian Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Andra Keay, Silicon Valley Robotics, USA

Gangtie Zheng, Tsinghua U, PRC
Ayanna Howard,
Georgia Tech, USA
Kirsten Thurow, CELISCA Rostock, Ge
Helen Grenier, ASAALT, USA
Howie Choset, CMU, USA
Guang-Zhong Yang, Shanghai Jiao Tong U, PRC

Plenaries
Lydia E. Kavraki Planning in Robotics and Beyond Tuesday June 2, 1PM UTC
Yann LeCun Self-Supervised Learning & World Models Wednesday June 3, 1PM UTC
Jean-Paul Laumond Geometry of Robot Motion: from the Rolling Car to the Rolling Man Thursday June 4, 1PM UTC

     
Keynotes
Allison Okamura Haptics for Humans in a Physically Distanced World Monday June 8, 1PM UTC
Kerstin Dautenhahn Human-Centred Social Robotics:
Autonomy, Trust and Interaction Challenges
Tuesday June 9, 1PM UTC
Pieter Abbeel Can Deep Reinforcement Learning from pixels
be made as efficient as from state?
Wednesday June 10,  1PM UTC
Jaeheung Park Compliant Whole-body Control for Real-World Interactions Thursday June 11, 1PM UTC
Cordelia Schmid Automatic Video Understanding Friday June 121PM UTC
Cyrill Stachniss Robots in the Fields:
Directions Towards Sustainable Crop Production
 Monday June 15, 1PM UTC
Toby Walsh How long before Killer Robots?  Tuesday June 16, 1PM UTC
Hajime Asama Robot Technology for Super Resilience – Remote Technology for Response to Disasters, Accidents, and Pandemic Wednesday June 17,  1PM UTC






Goudsmit Magnetics – Lifting magnets & handling magnets

Magnetic robot end-of-arm tooling are suitable for the automated pick-up and positioning of steel or other ferromagnetic objects. They can be switched on and off and have a threaded mounting hole for robots. Magnetic grippers are an efficient alternative for traditional robot grippers. Application in automated production lines and for robots and pick-and-place systems. Magnetic product handling reduces the duration and number of operations. Goudsmit Magnetics is driven by magnetism since 1959.

Goudsmit Magnetics – Magnetic robot grippers for automated processes

Magnetic robot end-of-arm tooling are suitable for the automated pick-up and positioning of steel or other ferromagnetic objects. They can be switched on and off and have a threaded mounting hole for robots. Magnetic grippers are an efficient alternative for traditional robot grippers. Application in automated production lines and for robots and pick-and-place systems. Magnetic product handling reduces the duration and number of operations. Goudsmit Magnetics is driven by magnetism since 1959. See how it works: https://youtu.be/hcXJ98mXHZE

‘Mole-bot’ optimized for underground and space exploration

Mole-bot, a drilling biomimetic robot designed by KAIST, boasts a stout scapula, a waist inclinable on all sides, and powerful forelimbs. Most of all, the powerful torque from the expandable drilling bit mimicking the chiseling ability of a mole's front teeth highlights the best feature of the drilling robot.
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